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Food Network Kitchen | 2023-07-14
Description
Día de los Muertos is a time of tradition, honoring family and making and bringing offerings for loved ones no longer with us. Pan de muerto plays an integral role during the holiday — serving both as an offering to honor those who have passed as well as a pan dulce (sweet bread) to enjoy during the celebration. The breads are often adorned with two strips of dough on top arranged in a cross pattern — representing crossbones — with a ball of dough in the center, most commonly representing a skull but sometimes signifying a heart or a tear shed for loved ones. Orange and anise are traditional flavorings, though I've made the anise seeds optional here, and decorating with sugar or sesame seeds on top is lovely but also optional.
